THE MYSTERY BERMUDA TRIANGLE

Bermuda Triangle’s notoriety has made the place appear everywhere, from articles, to news reports, to movies and books.

But what is so mysterious about this place?  How much of what is attributed to it is a fact and how much fiction. What caused this place’s bad reputation? And is there a logical explanation for the ships and planes disappeared precisely in this triangle? Even the most experienced of sailors are reluctant to sail in those waters. Is it just because of the myths?

Maybe not all of the above questions can be answered, but I will try to present in this article some facts about the Bermuda Triangle.

The Bermuda Triangle, differently known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean. This location has become well known for a number of incidents,  where a number of aircraft and surface vessels allegedly, mysteriously disappeared in it. According to various official agencies, the number and nature of disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle is much similar to that in any other area of ocean. Some people believe, supernatural forces ruling over this part of the ocean have caused the disappearances, but this belief is often dismissed as a superstition.

The sea between Florida, the Bahamas and Cuba is reportedly filled with secrets. In his book, “Mysterious Disappearances”, John Townsend writes, that over the past 100 years, more than 20 aircraft and 50 ships, have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.

Some attribute these to the inexperienced crew of the ships or planes who maybe got lost not knowing the area. But it is hard to explain occurrences as the following:

A Boeing 727 disappeared off the radar and air traffic controllers feared the worst. Ten minutes later the plane landed safely, fortunately. The pilots said they had flown through heavy fog. All aircraft clocks, however, had lost ten minutes. Did time stand still in the Bermuda Triangle?

Another famous disappearance case in the Bermuda triangle is that of the tanker Sulphur Queen, in 1963. It disappeared together with the crew of 39 men. Two weeks before the last trip had the ship undergone a security check and had been equipped with new life saving equipment, plus the saving boats had also been checked. But none of this helped to save it from disappearing.

 Gulf Stream is very strong in areas off the U.S. east coast. And about Bermuda Triangle can drag the ships far off course. In areas where there is also a special magnetism that helps to make things worse. All of these, and bad weather is perhaps the reason why there have been so many incidents in this location.